25 Sep, 2007
Posted by: andrea tomkins In: Easy ways to make kids happy|parenting
So I’m walking to the gym this morning, and who do I see sitting on the park bench? Silken Laumann. – Emma has no trouble getting out of bed. She practically leaps out from under the covers. She’s inherited this from her grandfather. I know it. Sarah is a whole different case. She is not […]
20 Jun, 2007
Posted by: andrea tomkins In: Easy ways to make kids happy|parenting
Encouraging your kids to walk a little faster when you need them to hurry the hell up.
18 Jan, 2007
Posted by: andrea tomkins In: parenting
In prenatal classes, many moons ago, there was a discussion about why babies cry. There are the obvious reasons: hunger, thirst, diaper, fatigue and/or pain. It is up to the parent to find out why the kid is crying and resolve the issue. What freaked me out at the time was the litany of things […]
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